Highlights 2015: The year as it passed by..

This photo-journey marks some of the important developments that took place in 2015. Here is a photo-album highlighting the US-India partnership going strong in 2015.

President Obama during his India visit in January 2015: Obama and Modi say they have achieved a breakthrough understanding to free up U.S. investment in nuclear energy development in India

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter during his 3-day visit to India in June 2015: He is the first US defence secretary to visit an Indian military command @Vishakapatnam (the Eastern Naval Command)

Some 500 scientists from India & the US took 15 years to develop Rotovac (by Bharat Biotech): It is a cheap vaccine with the potential to reduce the country's high infant mortality rate due to diarrohea. 'Made in India' Rotavirus vaccine was launched on March 12, 2015

In the group picture: PM Modi (in the center) after a 90-minute dinner meeting with 42 of the world's top corporate leaders during his visit to the US in September, 2015

On a lighter note: Competing in a playful 'war of rope' are Indian and US navies along with Japanese Maritime Self-defence force during the annual naval Exercise @ Malabar in October (14- 19), 2015

US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention signed 16 new agreements to partner with Indian health institutions to combat infectious disease threats, awarding $15 Million to Multiple Partners in India to support critical global health security work in September 2015

New Fulbright-India Climate Fellowship for capacity building in climate research between India's Department of Science and Technology and the US Department of State launched in September, 2015

Manohar Parrikar was the first Indian defence minister to visit the US Pacific Command @Hawaii in December, 2015

GE announced its plan to set up $2.6-bn railway manufacturing facility in Bihar on December 27, 2015

US processed over 1 million visa applications — the highest on record till date & more than 1,32,000 Indian students are pursuing studies in the US in the year 2015

The long awaited Indo-US civil nuclear deal will hopefully be implemented in 2016 even as most of the pre-requisites have been met or are likely to take place soon

The US imposed a special fee of up to $4,500 on the H-1B & L-1 visas popular among Indian IT companies to fund a 9/11 healthcare act & biometric tracking system, despite White House raising its concerns with the Congressional leaders on the impact of such a move!

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